In such a changing, complex society formerly simple solutions to informational needs become complicated. Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today.
In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people since World War Ⅱ. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned.
Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming.
Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program computers to locate specific information. Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site. Technology has facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus making more information available to more people.
In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed. “Knowledge is power” may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people.
1. The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that _____.
2. From the passage we can infer that _____.
3. We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.
问题1选项
A.they have to learn new things consciously
B.they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information
C.they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily
D.they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family
问题2选项
A.electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages
B.it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era
C.people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences
D.events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites
问题3选项
A.it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible
B.people should make the best use of the information
C.we should realize the importance of accumulating information
D.it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently
第1题:
【选项释义】
The main problem people may encounter today arises from the fact that _____. 当今人们可能遇到的主要问题源于_____。
A. they have to learn new things consciously A. 他们不得不有意识地学习新事物
B. they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information B. 他们缺乏获得可靠和可信信息的信心
C. they have difficulty obtaining the needed information readily C. 他们很难轻而易举地获得所需的信息
D. they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family D. 他们很难与大家庭进行随意的交流
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据第一段最后一句：Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert advice to accept are questions facing many people today（到哪里去寻求专家信息，如何确定接受哪位专家的建议，是当今许多人面临的问题），由此可推断：当今人们可能遇到的主要问题源于“他们很难轻而易举地获得所需的信息”，所以正确答案为C选项。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“他们不得不有意识地学习新事物”，根据第二段最后一句：Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned（这样，曾经下意识地通过大家庭随意交流便可学到的东西现在则必须有意识地去学习），可知原文并未说要学习“新事物”，该选项属于无中生有；
B选项“他们缺乏获得可靠和可信信息的信心”，根据第二段关键信息：As families move away from their stable community, their friends of many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be trustworthy and reliable（随着家庭搬离稳定的社区、多年的朋友和大家庭关系，非正式的信息流被切断，人们对信息在需要时可以获得并值得信赖和可靠的信心也随之被切断），可知该选项并非是人们面临的主要问题，与题干无关，属于答非所问；
D选项“他们很难与大家庭进行随意的交流”，原文没有提及，属于无中生有。
第2题:
【选项释义】
From the passage we can infer that _____. 从这篇文章中我们可以推断出_____。
A. electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages A. 电子邮件将很快在信息传递中发挥主导作用
B.it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era B. 在信息时代，人们将更难保守秘密
C. people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences C. 人们举行会议的时间将减少
D. events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites D. 事件将主要通过卫星进行现场报道
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据第四段关键信息：Telecommunications developments enable the sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard people with multitudes of messages（电信技术的发展使人们可以通过电视、无线电传送信息，不久之后，还可以使电子邮件对人们实施信息轰炸），由此可推测：电子邮件将很快在信息传递中发挥主导作用，所以正确答案为A选项。
【干扰项排除】
B选项“在信息时代，人们将更难保守秘密”，原文没有提及，属于无中生有；
C选项“人们举行会议的时间将减少”，根据第四段关键信息：Expertise can be shared worldwide through teleconferencing, and problems in dispute can be settled without the participants leaving their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site（通过电话会议可以在全球范围内共享专业知识，与会者无需离开自己的家园和/或工作岗位前往遥远的会议地点，就可以解决争议问题），可知该选项属于曲解原文；
D选项“事件将主要通过卫星进行现场报道”，根据第四段关键信息：Satellites have extended the power of communications to report events at the instant of occurrence（卫星扩大了通信的力量，可以在事件发生的瞬间进行报道），可知该选项属于曲解原文。
第3题:
【选项释义】
We can learn from the last paragraph that _____. 从最后一段我们可以了解到_____。
A. it is necessary to obtain as much knowledge as possible A. 有必要获得尽可能多地获取知识
B. people should make the best use of the information B. 人们应该充分利用信息
C. we should realize the importance of accumulating information C. 我们应该认识到积累信息的重要性
D. it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently D. 有效获取所需信息至关重要
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词the last paragraph可以确定答案所在区域为最后一段。根据最后一段关键信息：“Knowledge is power” may well be the truest saying and access to information may be the most critical requirement of all people（“知识就是力量”可能是最真实的格言，而获取信息可能是所有人最关键的要求），由此可推测：有效获取所需信息至关重要，所以正确答案为D选项。
【干扰项排除】
A选项“有必要获得尽可能多地获取知识”，根据最后一段都在说获取信息，并未提到获取知识，可知该选项属于无中生有；
B选项“人们应该充分利用信息”，根据最后一段并未提到充分利用信息，可知该选项属于无中生有；
C选项“我们应该认识到积累信息的重要性”，根据最后一段第一句：In this world of change and complexity, the need for information is of greatest importance（在这个多变、复杂的世界里，对信息的需求最具重要性），可知该选项属于曲解原文。
